初中英語 滬教牛津版 9B U4 Reading：The great flood Unit4 課件

1、9B unit 4 Reading Natural disasters 深圳市紅嶺中學園嶺部 衛(wèi)娜Read the story The great flood to learn about natural disasters.Listen，think and take notes.Be aware of the climate change and care more about the environment. What to learn:What you need to do:What to achieve:Lead in : Watch a movie clip and answer t

2、he question. What happened in the movie ? A natural disaster is a sudden harmful event caused by environmental factors that can injure people and damage property. What is a natural disaster?Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? typhoonearthquakefloodwild fire/forest fire/bushfire Write the n

3、ame of the natural disaster under each picture. (P 50)A1Pre - reading Brainstorm: Do you know other natural disasters?drought tsunami volcanic eruption tornado blizzard hurricane Can you predict what the passage is about? A. Dream. B. Water. C. City.2. Why did Kevin have this dream? A. Because he is

4、 interested in the North and South Poles. B. Because he is worried about the environment. C. Because he likes Geography.Before reading, we can predict the content of the text according to the pictures, the title and the first paragraph. Prediction Pre-reading What text type is this? A. A science rep

5、ort B. A story C. A diary A storyBeginningDevelopmentEndingA storyDevelopmentEndingTake “dream” as the key word and divide the article into three parts. Main ideasParagraph(s)Part 1: Before the dreamPart 2: During the dreamPart 3: After the dream4-91-31012345678910Before the dreamDuring the dreamAft

6、er the dreamReading for details The great flood Last week in Geography class, we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear. It started to worry me. What would happen if our city was badly floo

7、ded? Would anyone remain alive? Last night, I dreamt about a great flood:Read the para1-3 and answer the questions.1. What does the underlined word“it” refer to?2. What did the writer dream about? If all the ice in the North and South Poles melted,sea level around the world would rise and many citie

8、s would be flooded and disappear. He dreamt about a great flood. ice became waterBefore the dream be covered by waterseriously not dead1. From the story, we can infer that the flood was serious.2. When Kevin was in the street, he saw that water covered roads, parks and small houses. Read and decide

9、whether they are true or false. at home,FT It was nine oclock in the morning. My bedroom floor was a pool of water. I looked out of the window. Water was everywhere. It covered roads, parks and small houses. Large objects, such as coaches and boats, passed by my window. They were floating in the wat

10、er. I could not just stand there! I had to do something! During the dream a small area of a kind of transportation3. Kevin first emailed his best friend about the flood.4. Kevins dad paid no attention to the flood.5. In offices and homes, people tried to escape from the flood. Read and decide whethe

11、r they are true or false. I tried to call my dad, but the line was dead. My computer was still working, so I sent him an email. I wrote, “Dad, theres a flood! What should we do?”He sent me an email back which said, “Kevin, my boss has given me some work. Its important to stick with it. I cant afford

12、 to sit around and worry about the flood.” Then I emailed my best friend. “What should we do about the flood?” I asked. My friend replied, “I have no time to think about the flood. Im playing computer games ” I shouted, “The WATER! Look at the WATER!” But my cries fell on deaf ears. In offices and h

13、omes, people just sat and stared at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to leave. Computers were more important than the flood. Very soon, the water came into peoples rooms. It poured onto their desks and covered their computers. In surprise, people finally started to notice the

14、 flood, but it was too late. During the dream FTF his dadjust sat and stared at their computer screens.not work；stop working continue/go on withdo nothing be paid no attention to look at sth for a long time Then I awoke. There was no water. I was safefor now.Read the last paragraph and answer the qu

15、estions below. 1. How did Kevin feel when he woke up?2. Do you think he is still worried about the flood? Why?He felt safe. Yes. He said he was safe for now.That means not forever, just for this moment.After the dream Put the pictures in the correct order according to the story. 123456ADBECF More pr

16、actice Story - retelling Retell Kevins dream with the help of pictures and key words.melted.would rise.be flooded.disappear .dreamt about .a pool of water.covered .,.and .tried to call.,.sent him .stuck with .emailed .stared at.came into.poured onto. and covered.123456 Last week, in Geography class,

17、 Kevin learnt that if all the ice in the north and South Poles melted, sea level would rise, and many cities would be flooded and disappear. Last night, he dreamt about a great flood. His bedroom floor was a pool of water. It covered roads, parks and small houses. He tried to call his dad, but the l

18、ine was dead. So he sent him an email, but his dad stuck with his work. Then he emailed his friend. He stared at his computer screen. The water came into peoples rooms. It poured onto their desks and covered computers. It was too late to escape. A possible version Human behaviorsGlobal warmingClimat

19、echangeNatural disastersFurther thinking Why did Kevin have this dream? Because he is very worried about the environment. Peoples bad behaviors have made our environment worse and worse. Further thinking Do you think a flood like the one in Kevins dream could really take place one day? Why or why no

20、t?Nobody wants that bad dream to become true.Post- reading What is the moral of this story? The author uses his dream to make people think about the relationship with nature. He also calls on people to be more concerned about the environment. Respect the laws of nature and live in harmony with it. What should we do to prevent thes